“In my work I explore the feeling of empathy and the beauty that can bloom from it. I’m exploring what it means to put my identity in my art work. I feel I haven’t done this and have catered to what people want to see, but as my mind evolves I’m ready for my art to do the same. This is a time of growth in my art and I can’t wait for everyone to feel what it’ll convey!”

“It’s important for me to share my voice right now because of what’s going on. I feel the people need to see and understand where we (black voices) come from (our background) and stand in all of this. I want the public to be relative and in jaw dropping awe of the transparency I portray.”

Stina Aleah is originally from Elyria, OH. She ran track for the Ohio school system and was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame for her many accomplishments in track and field. After taking an art class in high school due to a track injury (broken femur), Stina Aleah began nurturing a talent not many can claim to own. As a fine artist, namely oil painting, Stina Aleah has become synonymous with greatness and perseverance.

Stina has taken the time to hone her craft over the years. In doing so, she’s exhibited nationally, with 2 recent solo exhibitions in Miami, FL.

“I’d like to use my art to share the message of unity, our community experiencing tough times yet coming together in the aftermath to promote a change that we can use to teach and heal each other.

I feel it’s important to share my voice at this time because it’s a tumultuous time and everyone has a wide variety of emotions we’re all trying to convey. Everyone doesn’t have an outlet. I use my art to let others know I see you and you’re not alone.”

“Police brutality and mass incarceration go hand and hand, and while the project may not be explicitly showing mass incarceration, I would like the carrell to be there and I think it needs to be heard. I have been working to end mass incarceration for the past two and a half years since I've been home, both with community organizing and artistic work to change the narrative and culture around incarceration. I would love to convey to the public that it takes healing, education, and connection to build up a community, not punishment, destruction, and divisiveness.”

“As an African American Art Therapist my message would be about unity and healing. My message would be about Oneness!

Art is my voice and I want to speak out. I want to provide a mirror of the time in which we live, much like Salvador Dali, so that we can see ourselves.

I want to convey "What Time is it Really? Half-Past Time for Action!””

“My body of work carries a solid message of diversity and self representation.

This "time" has been "the time " forever, but more people are just now looking. I just want to convey the truth through art.”

“I am an art educator, muralist, illustrator, and fine artist. My approach starts from learning, educating myself on what’s happening. I then search within myself to find a spiritual connection and voice. Concept ideas are developed from there.

It has always been important for me to share my voice, enlightening the world around me with history, culture, the human condition, with our existence.”

“I’m a prolific and consistent artist/muralist based out of Cleveland, Ohio. I want my art to speak to the youth and ignite conversation. I believe that my artwork brings a pop of color to the world and is very aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. I want to work with my community to create an eclectic, safe space through public art.

I think it’s important to share my art and my voice because it is a form of activism that can really bring change to this world.”

“My message is that my people are beautiful, powerful, and strong. I mostly paint black women because that’s what I can relate to. I believe we are so beautiful.

I think the public must see our strength as black women. We have been through so much. We take on all of the pain. The pain of our people, the pain of the world and we still shine. That’s why God created us so beautiful because we are like diamonds. We just get stronger and better.”

Washington received his BA in Studio Art from Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA. “My work is inspired by the black experience in America. Through drawing and painting I am focused on creating realistic story telling portraits. While creating bold colorful work showcasing the emotion of what black Americans go through on a day to day basis. The past often seems to remind us of how far we have come as a society, due to our nation’s original sin concerning racial inequalities.”

A mural artist, painter, illustrator, graphic designer, product photographer and founder of iLTHY (clothing) who emerged from the Cleveland music scene's as a mixtape designer. He was mostly known for his (vector) digital portrait style and it has become his signature art form since he started making mixtape cover art back in 2005. Today Glen continues to work as an independent artist, being commissioned to work on projects like, personal portraits, paintings, and murals.